Roll into town, step off the busShake off the where, you came from dustGrab you guitar, walk down the streetSign says Nashville TennesseeBut I have found

It's a crazy town, full of neon dreamsEverybody plays, everybody singsHollywood with a touch of twangTo be a star you gotta bang, bang, bang

Bend those strings till the hank comes outMake all the drunk girls scream and shoutWe love it, we hate it, we're all just trying to make itIn this crazy town

Pay your dues and you play for freeAnd you pray for a honky tonk destinyYou cut your teeth in the smokey barsAnd live off the tips from a pickle jar'Til find a cool new sound and you smileWhen the record man shoots you down

It's a crazy town, full of neon dreamsEverybody plays, everybody singsHollywood with a touch of twangTo be a star you gotta bang, bang, bang

Bend those strings till the hank comes outMake all the drunk girls scream and shoutWe love it, we hate it, we're all just trying to make itIn this crazy town

One year they repossess your truckAnd the next you make a couple million bucks

It's a crazy town full of neon dreamsEverybody plays, everybody singsHollywood with a touch of twangTo be a star you gotta

Bend those strings till the hank comes outMake all the drunk girls scream and shoutWe love it, we hate it, we're all just trying to make itWe love it, we hate it, we all came here to make itIn this crazy town, it's a crazy town